Ballroom Dance Classes at the Hudson Area Library

The City of Hudson Senior Center and Hudson Area Library present Ballroom Dance with Andrew Resto and Motown Madness Dance at the Armory. The 4-week class series is Fridays, 5:30-7pm, August 23 & 30 and September 6 & 13. The series ends with a dance party open to the public on Saturday, September 14, 7-10pm featuring DJ Philip Grant, formerly of WGXC's Solid Gold Soul Radio Show. Come and relive the dances of the 50s and 60s at the historic Armory.

For this series of dance classes Andrew will focus on dances of the Motown era including Swing, the Jerk, the Pony, and the Mashed Potato. Class attendees do not need to attend with a partner. Beginners are welcome. The classes are free and open to the public. Registration is on a first come/first serve basis. To register please visit the main desk at the library, call 518.828.1792 x101, or email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org.

Sher Stevens, director of the City of Hudson Senior Center stated: “I think as seniors we’ve lived through different decades of music. Our swing dances have celebrated the music of the 30s and 40s. In September we will get down to the Motown music of the 50s and 60s, which represent some of the great musical moments of our past. And because music transcends the ages we have people from 3 years old on up at our dances so all are invited!”

Andrew Resto is a professional certified Bronze level dance instructor who has trained in the Arthur Murray and Fred Astaire systems. He has taught in ballroom studios in Hollywood, New York City and in upstate New York.

The Hudson Area Library is located at 51 North Fifth Street in Hudson, NY. The mission of the library is to enrich the quality of life by providing free and equal access to programs, services and resources, and by creating opportunities for all members of our community to connect, create, learn and grow. For more information visit hudsonarealibrary.org.

The City of Hudson Senior Center is located on the 2nd floor of 51 North Fifth Street in Hudson, NY. There are county and city services at the center including meals for seniors; yoga, aerobics and painting classes. For more information call: (518) 838-3200.